Meeting The One For Me

Chapter 21

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Tia didn’t wait for Audrey to reply.

She spoke with a nagging tone, “Audrey, please persuade your grandfather. We really don’t want to ruin his reputation, and yours, by bringing this onto the show. He’s a university professor, isn’t he? Won’t his reputation as an educator be tarnished if this blows up?”

Audrey’s face darkened, “What do you want?”

“I heard professors are given houses by the university. Ask your grandfather to transfer a house to your brother Adam. If not, buy him a villa in Sheysea and a car worth half a million dollars. The car isn’t our demand. It’s what the bride’s family wants.”

Tia continued, “They’re also asking for a wedding gift of 660 thousand dollars. Your mother was your grandfather’s only child. Now that she’s gone, he only has Adam.

to Adam. If he’s holding onto his wealth so Adam doesn’t inherit what’s rightfully his,

my birth mother to death! If Mr. Lambert helps you, she will never

biological father. He couldn’t contain his anger

so you can monopolize the house and money for yourself. That old man’s house and money belong to Adam. If you dare covet them, I’ll kill

12, we received a five thousand dollar deposit from Jolin Watson’s family. But your sister

to bear his children. If you kill her, we’ll have to compensate him, and he’s not someone to mess with!”

I want her dead, she has no right to live. That’s just how it is!” Wayne yelled at Donna.

to Adam, send us the money, and buy him the car, I’ll kill you. You’re nothing but a shameless, greedy

He sounded as vicious as Audrey remembered him being when he beat her and her mother in the cellar, a stark contrast to the usual façade of kindness

others.